Daily Life

Sarah Berry

Lifestyle Health Editor

Go on, lather yourself.

Is this the world's healthiest ingredient?

Olive oil, the "holy oil" has been used to bless babies, consecrate kings and anoint athletes. Used as moisturiser, perfume, food and medicine, it has also been called the "healthiest ingredient in the world".

Sex can improve as we age.

The good news: sex doesn't end at age 40

We are not our age, we are only as old as we feel. It's a phrase that is typically used to describe how much we engage in life. But, it can also apply to how much we engage in sex. 

Jill Simpson's data art provides a visualisation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Visualising anxiety: What does mental illness look like?

Unlike physical illness, mental illness is largely invisible. This makes it hard for some people to comprehend that it is a reality for at least 20 per cent of Australians each year (with anxiety disorders the most common) and nearly half of us at some point in our lives.